Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:43 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:00 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,847 residentsin the Ferndale & Hawkenbury census areaMedian age 41.04,137 households67% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,917 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, finance and insurance 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 36% go by car, 5% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C883 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesDunorlan Parkpark · under a mile · 22 haNevill Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 53 haGrosvenor Recreation Groundpark · 1.3 mi · 14 haHawkenbury Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 8 haBanner Farmplaying field · under a mileHawkenbury Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200739 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202439 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,466 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Health - Tunbridge Wells Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryKingswood Surgery8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCarrs Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWarwick Park Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools12 primary, 4 secondary, 3 independent, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryClaremont Primary Schoolages 5-11, 436 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Peter's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySkinners' Kent Academyages 11-18, 1,017 pupils1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW20 miRailway stationTunbridge Wellsunder a mileBus stationBus StationSevenoaks11 miFerryWest Street PierGravesend23 miBus stops85 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN2 postcode district.
